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Hackney Homes are inviting all leaseholders and freeholders to have a say on the new Leasehold and Freehold handbook.
The handbook provides detailed information about what it means to be a leaseholder. We would like to update the handbook with new information and want to hear your feedback on this. ... more
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In today's (3 February) Online issue of the Daily Mail (not a newspaper normally predisposed to worry itself about Stoke Newington), we have topped one of their lists! Apparently, with our 'hugely diverse population' we are an 'up and coming area, thanks in part to regular organic farmers' market ... more |
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Caroline Allen, the Green Party London Assembly candidate for North East London, along with local residents, joined a countrywide event highlighting the serious and growing problem of fuel poverty and the real reasons behind it. Caroline joined Hackney Green Party on Sunday in holding a ... more |
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Tube Union RMT has rejected the latest Olympics pay offer from London Underground and has agreed to step up the pressure for a fair deal for all staff across the grades that properly rewards the additional work load and pressure that members will need to carry throughout the extended Olympics and ... more
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Hackney Council is reviewing it's Equalities policy and is keen to hear your views about it.
They are inviting residents, service users and other stakeholders to have their say on the development of its Equality objectives which must be in place by April. These objectives set out how the Council will ... more
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 The search for Hackney’s untapped talent continued with auditions at the Hackney Empire, on Saturday (14 January).
As part of Hackney Council’s Discover Young Hackney12 (DYH), 30 contestants aged 13-21 danced, sang, rapped, and baffled the judges with illusions. Now, the best twelve acts have been ... more
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 Mayor of Hackney Jules Pipe has called on the people of Hackney to take full advantage of Olympic job opportunities as recruitment deadlines draw closer. Nearly 500 Hackney residents have already been offered jobs associated with the Games but there are still many more jobs available.
Thousands of ... more
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A free 24-hour confidential helpline for people affected by hate crime has been unveiled by the Council. The Stop Hate Line is for anyone who feels they have been subjected to any abuse related to disability, gender identity, race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, faith, belief or sexual ... more
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Cllr Feryal Demirci, Hackney Council Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods was questioned about her role by the borough’s Overview and Scrutiny Board on Wednesday (January 18).
This cross-party group of councillors questioned Cllr Demirci on how successful the Council has been at leading improvements in ... more
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Hackney MP Diane Abbott has responded to the Portas Review on the Future of British High Streets by highlighting the need for urgent action in Hackney.
The Portas Review, published on Tuesday 13 December, made 28 recommendations to help reinvigorate British high streets. One of the most striking ... more |
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Hackney Homes have recently extended the deadline for the Tenancy Agreement Conditions Consultation. Council tenants now have until 10 February 2012 to have a say on the new proposals.
There are a number of changes proposed to update the conditions of the tenancy, taking into account recent changes ... more
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 Four groups in Hackney can receive help to set up their own community composting scheme by spring 2012, with free support from the Council’s Recycling Team in partnership with the London Community Resource Network and Hackney based environmental charity ecoACTIVE.
Applications for funding is open ... more
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For many of us in January, thoughts turn to self-improvement for the year ahead. But how many of us will be concerned with preserving our environment?
If you are wondering about how to become ‘greener’ but need guidance on where to start Hackney’s Sustainability Team has suggested a number of ... more
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 Hackney Council’s Trading Standards team is working with the Metropolitan Police to claim compensation from ‘rogue traders’ who have been trading illegally in the borough.
Hackney, in line with all local authorities, has powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 to confiscate any financial gains ... more
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 Hackney now has 125 Capital Growth food growing sites, more than any other London borough as more and more people in Hackney opt to grow their own food.
The 14 additional sites joining edible playgrounds and community allotments and developments on neglected spaces and derelict land include, Pembury ... more
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What more can be done to secure brighter futures for more than 10,000 children in care in London?
On Wednesday, 8 February, the London Assembly Health and Public Services Committee will hold a public hearing to explore the challenges facing children in care and the success of initiatives aimed at ... more |
 Hackney Council is looking for 13 - 16 year olds to get involved with their local library and learn some new skills along the way.
Hackney MyVoice gives any young person joining a chance to share their thoughts, opinions and talent; develop basic skills in creative and copy writing, receive training ... more
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 The Blue Badge scheme for residents in Hackney and across England and Scotland has changed.
New badges were introduced on 1 January, aimed at reducing fraud and making it easier for severely disabled people who rely on the Blue Badge scheme to find a parking space.
The following changes took effect ... more
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Following Islington's implementation of 20mph limits on all residential roads last year, Hackney Council, in response to a question to the Full Council from London Assembly candidate Anna Hughes, Cllr Demirci (Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods) has confirmed that the Council is on schedule ... more |
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Local people are invited to show the world the real Hackney by taking part in an exciting filming project.
All you need to do is pick up a camera and think; what does Hackney Life mean to me? And then record your view of the area and upload it via YouTube at www.youtube.com/hackneylife2012 for the ... more
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The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee will meet for the first time tomorrow (26th January) as part of new arrangements for the oversight of policing in London.
The Committee will begin its work on crime reduction by examining programmes to tackle gang violence in London.
The Committee ... more
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While flooding from heavy rainfall is very unlikely London-wide, Hackney, along with all other boroughs in the capital, has been working towards identifying local areas most at risk to ensure the Council along with its residents and businesses is prepared.
Local flood planning work, which is part of ... more
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The Greater London Authority (GLA) will hold its annual Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony in the Chamber at City Hall from 12pm-12:45pm on Tuesday 24 January. The theme of this year’s event is ‘Speak up Speak out’.
The ceremony will commemorate all those who were victims of the Holocaust and other ... more |
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The London Assembly reported the 18th January that they unanimously supported the establishment of a mayoral development area in and around the Olympic Park.
The proposal by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will see the Olympic Park Legacy Company reformed as a Mayoral Development Corporation ... more
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 Stokey based Round Our Way Old Time Music Hall Project has won Heritage Lottery Fund Support.
Unity Arts have successfully bid for a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to support a project called Round Our Way. It is open to all who live in Hackney, Islington or Tower Hamlets who want to ... more |
 Over 1500 children from Hackney Schools took part in a scheme at Hackney Museum to learn more about being safe and responsible citizens.
Over the last few months 10-11 year old students have met staff and VIPs from London Transport Museum, London Ambulance, Dogs Trust, London Firebrigade and the ... more
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Child poverty 39% in Hackney, 43% in Islington, 31% in Waltham Forest: Green Party candidate Caroline Allen says figures 'no surprise'
Reacting to figures released this week that show child poverty stands at 39% in Hackney, 43% in Islington and 31% in Waltham Forest, Caroline Allen, Green Party ... more
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Motorists in Hackney now have a quicker and more convenient way to pay for their parking - mobile phone, text, web or smartphone app using their debit or credit card.
Paying to park using a mobile phone is an added convenience for people who, live work and visit Hackney as they no longer have to hunt ... more
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 Dalston C.L.R James, the first new Council library to be built in Hackney for over 20 years is set to open its doors on 23 January.
This brand new, state of the art facility will be one of the largest public libraries in the UK, and twice the size of the C.L.R James library that it is replacing.
Hackney ... more
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 Hackney Council will be reopening Clissold House to the public on 3 January, 2012 after 18 months of intense renovation work.
The Grade II* listed mansion, originally built as a private residence in 18th Century, now boasts a café – run by Company of Cooks - with indoor space, as well as an ... more
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